Archive for March 2015

They are once so small, so very small, that the rock n’ plays and swings seem to cover it all. And then the Bassinet. Rebuffed at every turn it met. Moved onto our pack n’ plays, no fancy cribs for us. They huffed and they puffed and eventually settled in with little fuss. Good Morning,... Read more »

These babes o’ mine have not really been sick in their 2-plus years outside of my belly. So we’ve had a killer run avoiding the yuck. HOWEVER. There is a first time for everything and we belly-flopped into the great unknown world of bodily functions that we had previously only heard tell of from others... Read more »

Some folks out there like to call our babies synthetic and unnatural. Some folks out there want to take away the option to let people choose to do IVF as they think it’s immoral. Meet H.R. 586, the Sanctity of Human Life Act. Introduced by Republican Rep. Jody Hice from Georgia’s 10th district, the bill... Read more »

If you would have told me just a few short years ago that mornings, early mornings sunny mornings foggy mornings snowy mornings cold and rainy mornings – ANY MORNINGS – would be my favorite, I would have said, you must be joking. But when you open that door in the morning. When you walk up... Read more »

Today is Donna Day. This year is the 4th year I’ve written about sweet Donna and her mama. My previous posts are here and here. I really loved those posts. I love them as much today as I did when I wrote them. But it feels like we keep repeating ourselves. Let’s work to stop that. The first... Read more »

There will come a day when you aren’t going to think that going to the library with your mom is pretty much the best thing in the world. But that day is not today. Today we stop at the Dunkin’ Donut drive thru and as I order a large black coffee and munchkins for your... Read more »